March, 2024

• 6 March

  Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs tough-on-crime legislation

  

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Eight recently passed bills, including legislation that will treat all 17-year-olds who commit crimes as adults and harsher penalties for carjackings, were signed by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. Spurred by violent crime in Louisiana cities and a new tough-on-crime governor, the GOP-dominated Legislature gathered for a two-week special session last month to address …

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• 6 March

  King leads Richmond against Saint Joseph’s (PA) after 27-point game

  The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (18-11, 8-8 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (22-7, 14-2 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spiders -6; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM …

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• 6 March

  Mourners honor woman who was raped and killed in Poland’s capital after fleeing Belarus

  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Mourners in Poland paid tribute Wednesday evening to a young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped on the streets of Warsaw last month, a crime that has shocked the country. In recent years, the Polish capital has become a hub for Belarusians fleeing repression and Ukrainians fleeing war. Activists from the three countries …

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• 5 March

  Dartmouth hosts Harvard on 4-game home skid

  

  The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Harvard Crimson (14-12, 5-8 Ivy League) at Dartmouth Big Green (5-21, 1-12 Ivy League) Hanover, New Hampshire; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Crimson -6.5; over/under is …

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• 5 March

  Dormitory fire forces 60 students into temporary housing at Central Connecticut State University

  

  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A dormitory fire Monday at Central Connecticut State University is forcing 60 students into temporary housing, the university said. The started around 6 p.m. on the first floor of F. Don James Hall, the university said. Sprinklers helped prevent flames from spreading, and firefighters put the fire out within minutes, the university said. Students evacuated …

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• 5 March

  Lab leader pleads no contest to manslaughter in 2012 Michigan meningitis deaths

  

  The co-founder of a specialty pharmacy that was at the center of a deadly national meningitis outbreak in 2012 pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan, authorities said Tuesday. Under a deal, Barry Cadden’s prison sentence of 10 to 15 years will be served at the same time as his current 14 1/2-year federal sentence for fraud and other …

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• 5 March

  Marquette coach Shaka Smart confident that Tyler Kolek will play again at some point this season

  

  The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette coach Shaka Smart is optimistic that Tyler Kolek’s oblique injury won’t knock the 2022-23 Big East player of the year out for the remainder …

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• 4 March

  Pacific fires men’s basketball coach Leonard Perry after a winless conference season

  The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific fired basketball coach Leonard Perry after the team went winless in the West Coast Conference regular season. The school announced Monday that Perry …

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• 4 March

  Jupiter’s moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought — and that could affect what if any life might be lurking in the moon’s underground ocean. Even with little or no oxygen, microbes might still be bustling around in the ocean believed to exist miles (kilometers) beneath Europa’s …

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• 3 March

  Muere niña migrante tratando de llegar a Gran Bretaña desde Francia

  

  PARÍS (AP) — Una niña murió cuando naufragó su embarcación que hacía el intento de llegar a Gran Bretaña por el Canal de la Mancha desde Francia, informaron el domingo autoridades francesas. Un comunicado de la prefectura del norte de Francia dijo que la embarcación con 16 personas a bordo naufragó frente a las costas de Dunkirk el domingo en …

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